Milburn Light Electrics
Milburn Wagon Company
1914 - 1923
Merrick Auto Museum's 1917
| 1917 Milburn Light Electric | |
   Photos courtesy of the Merrick Auto Museum |
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| Owner: | Merrick Auto Museum |
| Email: | Ginny Shueey, Museum Curator (ginnys-at-antiqueauto.org) |
| Location: | Merrick Auto Museum, Alda, Nebraska 68810 |
| Serial number (frame stamp): | 2-373-7 is on the right front spring horn. A small brass tag located under the driver’s seat reads: Built By The Milburn Wagon Co., Toledo, OH, Car # 23737. |
| Motor number (title): | 458256 |
| Body number (square plate): | |
| Model: | Milburn Light Electric Model 27 |
| Wheels: | Wire |
| Color: | Blue, with black running gear and cream wheels |
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| Seating capacity: | 4 -- Rear seat for 2; auxiliary, fold-down front seats for 2 additional under the windshield |
| Windows: | |
| Steering control: | Lever (tiller) |
| Speed control: | Lever |
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| Forward speeds: | 4 |
| Reverse speeds: | 2 |
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| Wheelbase: | 105 inches |
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| Motor: | A brass tag on the motor reads: Automobile Motor, No. 458256 Classification GE1051F14W6 H.P.: blank Volts: 76 Amperes: 33 Speed: 1950 RPM Pat. Dec. 1, 1903 General Electric Co. Schenectady, NY, USA N. P. 12278 |
| Drive train: | Worm gear |
| Controller: | Non-arcing rotating drum, 4 speeds forward, 2 speeds reverse, [owner note: controller and shunt completely rebuilt] |
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| Owner's remarks: We purchased this Milburn on Dec 1,1995 from IRS on a sealed bid in Tulsa, OK. Property was seized and sold for nonpayment of taxes. Former owner listed on title is J. Brown, Jr. and Jean C. Akin. Odometer reading 30805. Wheelbase 105 inches. At an earlier time the wiring caught fire and severely charred the wooden undercarriage. The car required a complete frame-off restoration. I did find a like new 1915 Quarter in the seat lining. When we were originally starting the restoration on our car, a gentleman by the name of Todd McGraw gave us a tremendous amount of help. We have sales literature for years 1910, 1915-1918. We also have parts lists for 1915, 1920, and 1922-23. We only have an owner’s manual/instruction book for 1915. We used deep draw marine batteries. Controller and shunt were completely rebuilt. | |
Research Notes: The 1957 Antique Auto Registry shows Harold P. Phillips owning a "1915" Milburn coupe with motor#458256 in "original" condition---same
motor # as this Merrick Milburn. A San Antonio newspaper article confirmed that Mr. and Mrs
Phillips still owned this car in 1962. Assuming this motor didn't migrate
from one car to another, this Merrick Museum 1917 Milburn is the
formerly "missing" Harold P. Phillips car. |
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